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An important guide to the major techniques for generating coherent light in the mid-infrared region of the spectrum

Laser-based Mid-infrared Sources and Applications gives a comprehensive overview of the existing methods for generating coherent light in the important yet difficult-to-reach mid-infrared region of the spectrum (2–20 μm) and their applications.

The book describes major approaches for mid-infrared light generation including ion-doped solid-state lasers, fiber lasers, semiconductor lasers, and laser sources based on nonlinear optical frequency conversion, and reviews a range of applications: spectral recognition of molecules and trace gas sensing, biomedical and military applications, high-field physics and attoscience, and others. Every chapter starts with the fundamentals for a given technique that enables self-directed study, while extensive references help conduct deeper research.

Laser-based Mid-infrared Sources and Applications provides up-to-date information on the state-of the art mid-infrared sources, discusses in detail the advancements made over the last two decades such as microresonators and interband cascade lasers, and explores novel approaches that are currently subjects of intense research such as supercontinuum and frequency combs generation. This important book:

• Explains the fundamental principles and major techniques for coherent mid-infrared light generation

• Discusses recent advancements and current cutting-edge research in the field

• Highlights important biomedical, environmental, and military applications

Written for researchers, academics, students, and engineers from different disciplines, the book helps navigate the rapidly expanding field of mid-infrared laser-based technologies.

Table of Contents

  1. Cover
  2. About the Author
  3. Preface
  4. 1 Mid‐IR Spectral Range
    1. 1.1 Definition of the Mid‐IR
    2. 1.2 The World's Second Laser
    3. 1.3 Internal Vibrations of Molecules
    4. References
  5. 2 Solid‐state Crystalline Mid‐IR Lasers
    1. 2.1 Rare‐Earth‐based Tm3+, Ho3+, and Er3+ Lasers
    2. 2.2 Transition Metal Cr2+ and Fe2+ Lasers
    3. 2.3 Summary
    4. References
  6. 3 Fiber Mid‐IR Lasers
    1. 3.1 Introduction
    2. 3.2 Continuous‐wave Mid‐IR Fiber Lasers
    3. 3.3 Q‐switched Mid‐IR Fiber Lasers
    4. 3.4 Mode‐locked Mid‐IR Fiber Lasers
    5. 3.5 Summary
    6. References
  7. 4 Semiconductor Lasers
    1. 4.1 Heterojunction Mid‐IR Lasers
    2. 4.2 Quantum Cascade Lasers
    3. 4.3 Interband Cascade Lasers
    4. 4.4 Optically Pumped Semiconductor Disk Lasers (OPSDLs)
    5. 4.5 Summary
    6. References
  8. 5 Mid‐IR by Nonlinear Optical Frequency Conversion
    1. 5.1 Two Approaches to Frequency Downconversion Using Second‐order Nonlinearity
    2. 5.2 Continuous‐wave (CW) Regime
    3. 5.3 Pulsed Regime
    4. 5.4 Regime of Ultrashort (ps and fs) Pulses
    5. 5.5 Raman Frequency Converters
    6. 5.6 Summary
    7. References
  9. 6 Supercontinuum and Frequency Comb Sources
    1. 6.1 Supercontinuum Sources
    2. 6.2 Frequency Comb Sources
    3. 6.3 Summary
    4. References
  10. 7 Mid‐IR Applications
    1. 7.1 Spectroscopic Sensing and Imaging
    2. 7.2 Medical Applications
    3. 7.3 Nano‐IR Imaging and Chemical Mapping
    4. 7.4 Plasmonics in the Mid‐IR
    5. 7.5 Infrared Countermeasures
    6. 7.6 Extreme Nonlinear Optics and Attosecond Science
    7. 7.7 Other Applications
    8. References
  11. Index
  12. End User License Agreement
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